Lung Cancer
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Susan Wojcicki Foundation Updates and Press
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Redefining Risk: TIME Magazine Highlights New Research on Inherited Lung Cancer Risk
A new study links a rare inherited EGFR mutation to sharply higher lung cancer risk — and TIME Magazine spoke with our executive director Nadia Litterman about why it matters.
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Cancer Super-Avoiders: A New Frontier in Prevention Science
The Foundation has committed $2.69 million to Team ATLAS, a Cancer Grand Challenges team studying why some people at high risk never develop cancer and what that could mean for the rest of us.
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The Susan Wojcicki Foundation Talks with Norah O’Donnell about Lung Cancer, Risk, and Why Screening Rates Remain So Low
Anne Wojcicki, Dr. Kim Sandler, and lung cancer survivor Shira Kupperman Boehler join O'Donnell's new women's health podcast, “Healthful,” to discuss Susan's story, the science of early detection, and what needs to change.
One Month In. Extraordinary Momentum.
In the month since launching, the Susan Wojcicki Foundation has accelerated research, mobilized supporters, and built a movement around the urgent goals of finding lung cancer earlier, when it is most treatable, and preventing it altogether.
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TIME Magazine Explores Foundation’s Mission in New In-Depth Feature Story
In a new feature story on newsstands now, TIME explores how the Susan Wojcicki Foundation is working to understand the changing demographics of lung cancer diagnoses and accelerate research into early detection.
Recent Lung Cancer News
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New research links family and personal cancer history to lung cancer risk
Researchers found that a personal or family history of cancer was associated with a higher prevalence of lung cancer diagnosis after analyzing 12 years of health records for 2.8 million women.
Researchers Announce a Major Step Forward in Lung Cancer Early Detection
A new study found a blood test could detect 85% of lung cancer cases in people who have smoked within one year, versus 63% under current screening guidelines. The Susan Wojcicki Foundation is supporting follow-up research to expand this work across diverse populations, including people with no smoking history or known risk factors.
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